Wish List for WatchKit - Speaker Deck

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Wish%List%for%WatchKit Developing*for*Apple*Watch Conrad'Stoll'+'@conradstoll'+'@mutualmobile

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Agenda !"Working"with"WatchKit !"Q&A

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We're%all%new%to%this Ask$ques(ons!

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Apple%Watch%is%Awesome

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It#hasn't#changed#my#life

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But$it$has$changed$my#Phone's$life

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Working(with(WatchKit

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Example:)Run-me

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Example:)Run-me)Glance

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There's'not'much'code!

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Extensions WatchKit(apps(are(extensions(of(iPhone(apps

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Access%to%iPhone%App Data$and$sensors$from$the$iPhone

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Wish%&!openParentApplica.on!

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App#Groups Data$passed$between$shared$containers

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MMWormhole h"p:/ /github.com/mutualmobile/mmwormhole

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Wish%&!Easy!XPC Feels%like%there%should%be%a%ﬁrst%party%solu3on

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iPhone'Drives'Watch'UI Updates(via(Bluetooth

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Wish%&!Performance!Tools Developers)need)tools)to)improve)performance

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Wish%&!Na$ve!Apps Don't&require&the&iPhone

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Wish%&!Gestures Double'tap,'swipe,'pan,'maybe'not'pinch?

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View%Interface%Controllers Every&screen&is&backed&by&a&light&weight&interface&controller

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Wish%&!Interface!Controller!Life! Cycle !"didAc'vate,"!"willDeac'vate

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Wish%&!Presenta)on!Callbacks Naviga&on,*Modal*and*Menu

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Storyboards Watch&app&UI&is&en.rely&deﬁned&using&Storyboards

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Wish%&!Programa(c!Views Add#a#new#label#or#bu-on#programma1cally

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Rela%ve'Layout Layout'based'on'dynamic'content'size,'rela4ve'margins'and' percentages

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Groups Organiza(onal+and+structural+building+blocks

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Labels A"ributed*text,*dynamic*type,*mul4line*text*layout

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Wish%&!Text!A'achments Rich%Text%Layout

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Wish%&!Data!Detectors Phone&Numbers URL$Handoﬀ

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Wish%&!Marquee!Text Li#le&marching&le#ers Useful'for'long',tles

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Wish%&!Speaker!Access All#audio#running#through#iPhone

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Images Asset%catalogues,%bundled%images,%dynamically%cached%images

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Wish%&!Oﬄine!Image!Caching Programma'cally+cache+images+to+the+watch+before+Watch+app+ launches

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Image&Sequences Anima&ons!*...*sort*of

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Wish%&!Na$ve!Anima$ons

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Bu#ons Pre$y&much&what&you'd&expect...

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Wish%&!Tap!States

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Maps Conﬁgurable,loca.on,and,pin,style

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Wish%&!Map!Overlays Third&party&map&,les&would&be&nice

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Wish%&!Interac)vity

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Wish%&!Naviga'on

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Switches,*Sliders,*Seperators,*oh*my! Fairly'niche'controls Helpful'when'you'need'them

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Wish%&!Digital!Crown!Control

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Wish%&!WKInterfacePicker

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Wish%&!Tap%c!Engine No#access#to#generate#taps

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Dates&and&Timers Brand&new&type&of&control Handles(date(and(*mer(math

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Wish%&!UIDateView Bring&it&to&iOS!

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Tables The$heart$and$soul$of$many$apps

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Wish%&!Performance Reusable(cells,(batch(loading

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So#what#can#you#build#with#all#this? Anything(you(can(build(with(legos!

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A"Helicarrier!

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Quick&Updates Contextual*no+ﬁca+ons Glance'able)applica,ons

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Glances Blank&canvas&interface&controller Quick&bits&of&informa0on

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Wish%&!Interac)ve!Glances

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No#ﬁca#ons Very%customizable Richly'detailed Ac#onable

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Wish%&!Back!to!iOS

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If#you#could#have#any#bu0on#on#your# wrist,#what#would#it#be?

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Remote&Controls Popular(ac*on(in(your(iPhone(app?

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If#you#could#have#any#number#on# your#wrist,#what#would#it#show?

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Wish%&!Third!Party!Complica1ons

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Wish%&!GoPro!Record!Bu,on

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Wish%&!Nest!Home!Temperature

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Wish%&!Third!Party!Weather!Apps

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Wish%&!Bluetooth!Grill!Thermometer

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Wish%&!Overcast!Playback!Time

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Wish%&!Run%me!Time/Distance

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Wish%&!HipChat!Unread!Messages

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Wish%&!Next!Bus!or!Train!Time

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Drum%Roll...

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Wish%&!Watch!Faces Mickey'is'great... but$we$want$to$build$our$own.

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Conclusion

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WatchKit(is(pre-y(great Even%with%these%limita.ons Use$it!

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Thanks! Conrad'Stoll @conradstoll+,+conradstoll.com